Key Steps to Licensing - Clearance and Licensing

Learn more about how to add and remove alternates to a scene and how to promote an alternate to a select in Storyboards™.

Learn more about our new Storyboards™ feature to help creative teams visualize ideas during concepting and production.

In this perspective piece by Tom Christmann, ECD and Found Content Evangelist at Catch+Release, you’ll find five creative concepts for incorporating Found Content into Super Bowl campaigns. From celebrating user creativity to harnessing nostalgia and emotional storytelling, these ideas show how real moments from real people can deliver cultural resonance, audience trust, and creative flexibility—all while keeping costs in check. It’s a call to reimagine your 2026 spot with authenticity and efficiency at the core.

When asked to test Content Genie before launch, I expected a quicker AI search tool. What I got was something far more powerful. I uploaded an 18-page brief—complete with boards, notes, and casting specs—and within minutes, Genie delivered curated, licensable content organized by concept. The speed, precision, and depth of understanding was jaw-dropping. It’s free, it’s fast, and it’s built to make creative curation easier than ever.

In the world of consumer packaged goods, where kitchen table brands are built through compelling stories and creative content, producers are the unsung heroes who bring it all to life. In our latest episode of Lost In Found, we go behind the scenes with Mike Churchill, Executive Producer at General Mills, to explore what it takes to produce high-quality content for some of the world’s most recognizable brands.

In this episode, you’ll learn about Robert’s incredible journey and how he has helped countless creators bring their stories to life. From his time managing photographers for big stock footage companies to his new role helping TikTok influencers maximize their opportunities, Robert has always been bullish on creator content. So of course, Tom was excited to sit down with him and learn more about what makes this “Creator Whisperer” tick.

We're excited to feature Lesly Pyle, Associate Creative Director and copywriter at TRG, an ad agency in Dallas, Texas. Lesly exemplifies the power of community in the advertising world. She's a connector of people and ideas. With a storied career spanning several prestigious ad agencies and brands (including Apple!), Lesly has a deep well of experiences and relationships.

Prompting is an art. Below you’ll find 100 prompts to get you started exploring our Creator Community Marketplace.

Found Wisdom is your field guide to the future of content. Distilled from 16+ hours of candid interviews with top marketers and creatives, this ebook offers sharp, human insights on curation, ownership, culture, and real storytelling. Not stock advice. Just real talk from the people shaping modern marketing.

Our Best Practices Guide shows you how to use real content, legally. It’s the difference between doing it right and rolling the dice.

Meet Content Genie. Your AI curation wingman built to help marketers and creatives find real, human content that fits their story. In this webinar, Tom Christmann and Liz Mandeville take you inside the workflow: how Genie analyzes a brief, how it organizes topics, and how it delivers curated, licensable content that reflects your creative vision. You will see a live demo, hear early success stories, and get practical guidance on pairing human taste with AI speed. You will walk away knowing how to write more effective briefs, how to organize Found Content in minutes, and how leading brands build campaigns with authentic visuals that feel real because they are real.

Now that everyone is a creator, traditional marketing strategies need to evolve. Your brand needs a fresh strategy that transforms customers, employees, and communities into active participants in brand storytelling. This kind of “found” creative goes above and beyond user-generated content and allows you to tap into culture and co-create with your community.

Today’s most innovative directors are expanding their creative toolkit by blending Found Content with original footage. Join Catch+Release for an inspiring Lunch & Learn with director Stuart McIntyre (CANADA), known for his cinematic realism, and Tom Christmann, Executive Creative Director at Catch+Release. Together, they’ll explore how Found Content can extend creative possibilities, enrich storytelling with cultural authenticity, and streamline production—without blowing the budget. If you’re a creative working in hybrid production, this session is for you.

We will explore the strategic value of curation within the marketing ecosystem, learning how a proactive and continuous curation process can lead to deeper audience engagement, enhanced brand narrative, and ultimately, a more compelling marketing campaign.

There’s been an explosion of creator content in recent years. And smart marketing teams are finding it valuable to gather relevant creator content on an ongoing basis. This creative exercise is known as curation. Historically, many marketers have left curation to their creative partners, like a social media manager or social agency. But the act of curation can unearth insights and give you a deeper understanding of your audience. And, honestly, anyone can do it. So we thought it was time to create a class.